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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: aab33a262ba425ea4a4b522839d538b6baf70ac3c154f4a530a111a0fce27f7f
SHA3-384 hash: effb5243336684d2515e5dc7e9850ee75033caa450a141ce2404ec8af80726e7a4b19e148c6eb876af5d6d321d01a8f9
SHA1 hash: afbd0827b7f9e74b92d760d5182f525b4498fa02
MD5 hash: 1d01001b8564d962ecf12380f3d2f49a
humanhash: finch-bluebird-equal-emma
File name:mpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:81'616 bytes
First seen:2025-11-01 12:36:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:cf9OSKGMLydwF9JyAypAIZyX0hJgkjouum0JuybVR:6YFGMLydwFu6Juy
TLSH T1B583C6097F614EF7E86FCC3746B95B0424CC960A21A83B797D74D818F65B24F1AE38A4
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
59
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-11-01T09:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-03T05:23:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=02b9c62c-1900-0000-753e-362a1a0b0000 pid=2842 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=837f6f2e-1900-0000-753e-362a210b0000 pid=2849 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=02b9c62c-1900-0000-753e-362a1a0b0000 pid=2842->guuid=837f6f2e-1900-0000-753e-362a210b0000 pid=2849 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
48 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1806282 Sample: mpsl.elf Startdate: 01/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 48 18 98.16.126.112, 23 WINDSTREAMUS United States 2->18 20 109.243.159.76, 23 P4NETP4UMTSoperatorinPolandPL Poland 2->20 22 11 other IPs or domains 2->22 24 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->24 8 mpsl.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 mpsl.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 mpsl.elf 10->12         started        14 mpsl.elf 10->14         started        16 mpsl.elf 10->16         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-01 12:38:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (87723) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf aab33a262ba425ea4a4b522839d538b6baf70ac3c154f4a530a111a0fce27f7f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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